The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
A long overdue printing of the story of 92 year old Marian Leatherby, who, upon being given a gift of a hearing trumpet, discovers her family's intentions of committing her to an institution. This is no ordinary institution however, the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and the gateway to the underworld is open. The occult twin to Alice, this is a classic of fantastic literature.Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was born to an industrialist father and an Irish mother in Lancashire, England. At her family's home, Crookhey Hall, she was nurtured on wonderful folk tales recounted to her by her Irish nanny. Before enrolling in art school in Florence, Carrington was expelled from two convent schools. She fled Europe after WWII and moved in Mexico, where she married and had two kids with photographer Imre Weisz. Carrington lived the rest of her life in Mexico City, where she was surrounded by like-minded artists such as Remedios Varo and Alejandro Jodorowsky.
A book, The Hearing Trumpet (1976), and two collections of short tales are among Carrington's published works. Her memoir, Down Below, is published by NYRB Classics, and her collection of short stories, Complete Tales, is published by Dorothy, a Publishing Project in the United States and Silver Press in the United Kingdom.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781878972194 |
| ISBN 10 | 1878972197 |
| Title | The Hearing Trumpet |
| Author | Leonora Carrington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Exact Change,U.S. |
| Year published | 1998-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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